diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/dataIO.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/dataIO.py
index 8fecb6590eefac7bbd7450d2d96ac58bcdad5f05..72540cb0e9d5328f15db80b778e716a83c6fd959 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/dataIO.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/dataIO.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import flufl.lock
 import msgpack
 
 from binarycpython.utils.dicts import merge_dicts
-from binarycpython.utils.ensemble import (ensemble_file_type)
+from binarycpython.utils.ensemble import ensemble_file_type
 from binarycpython.utils.functions import now, verbose_print
 
 
diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/failing_systems_functions.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/failing_systems_functions.py
index bf8a0b9c664776eaaa3a42e999e23a79c64be4ad..20bbfc4b55410554361840e9197ca455a771bd50 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/failing_systems_functions.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/failing_systems_functions.py
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class failing_systems_functions:
                     )
 
                     if (
-                        error_code not
-                        in self.grid_options["_failed_systems_error_codes"]
+                        error_code
+                        not in self.grid_options["_failed_systems_error_codes"]
                     ):
                         print(f"Caught errr code {error_code}")
                         self.grid_options["_failed_systems_error_codes"].append(